Pain

Overview

Nociceptors

Transduction and Transmission of Nociceptive Signals

BOX 10A Capsaicin

Central Pain Pathways Are Distinct from Mechanosensory Pathways

BOX 10B Referred Pain

Parallel Pain Pathways

BOX 10C A Dorsal Column Pathway for Visceral Pain

Pain and Temperature Pathways for the Face

Other Modalities Mediated by the Anterolateral System

Sensitization

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: Phantom Limbs and Phantom Pain

Descending Control of Pain Perception

The Placebo Effect

The Physiological Basis of Pain Modulation